Maison du Roi

The Maison du Roi was the military entourage of the King of France from the 15th to the 18th centuries. The first French guard regiment was the Garde Ecossaise, a Scottish guard, which was formed in 1440; the Maison du Roi was established in 1676 as a company of royal bodyguards. The Maison du Roi would be disbanded during the French Revolution after the abolition of the monarchy, and it was briefly recreated as a twelve-regiment guard from 1816 to 1830 under the Bourbon Restoration.